Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains Issued by Brett Kobernik for Wednesday - December 14, 2016 - 6:53am
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The majority of the terrain has a LOW avalanche danger. A MODERATE avalanche danger exists along the higher, steepest, most exposed ridges and peaks where a person could trigger a fresh wind drift. Watch for textured or "pillowy" looking snow and avoid it if it is on a steep slope.
special announcement

Please join us at Big Pine Sports for an avalanche presentation on Thursday, Dec 15th at 6:30pm. I will be talking about the current conditions and sharing tips on how to stay out of avalanches. I'll cover anything else avalanche related the audience is interested in.

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current conditions

A trace to an inch of new snow fell over the last couple hours. The wind is still breezy along the higher terrain.

The snowpack currently looks good and is mostly stable. For more details on the current snowpack, check out my findings from yesterday HERE
Avalanche Problem 1
type aspect/elevation characteristics
LIKELIHOOD
LIKELY
UNLIKELY
SIZE
LARGE
SMALL
TREND
INCREASING DANGER
SAME
DECREASING DANGER
over the next 24 hours
description

Triggering a fresh wind slab on the more east facing steep terrain is the biggest avalanche concern out there right now.

weather
general announcements

We will publish full detailed advisories Saturday and Sunday mornings by 7am. We will also be publishing basic avalanche danger ratings & info during the week.

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